Crawling Demo - Linkin Park 

Chester: "fear is powerful" Producer: "fear is how i fall" me: "confusing what is real"

The producer heard "Fear is powerful" as "Fear is how I fall" and that is one of the best mistake one has ever made.

the "AHHH I HATE YOU SO MUCH RIGHT NOW" That adds alot to this song...❤❤

It's such a blessing to have all the demos finally released officially by the band in HQ. Chester, you will never die as long as we keep you alive in your music.

This version seems so much more...sinister, and connected to his depression and how he was abused. The quieter vocals just make it feel like his demons are waiting in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity when he's vulnerable, unlike the final version where it seems like he's confronting those demons head on. Damn...Crawling, lyrically, is LP's best song ever recorded IMO

2:22 Me:CRAWWLING Mike: No

Chester: "fear is powerful" Producer: "fear is how i fall" The Best mistake ever

4 VERSIONS OF CRAWLING- -DEMO -ORIGINAL -ACOUSTIC OR OML (ONE MORE LOGHT) VERSION -REANIMATION

Scream at the start is 10/10

Hearing chester again feels like he's still with us missing him so much.

me: crAAAwLiiNG iN- mike: **starts rapping** me: hmm.... okay then

seems like chester never left us, he just turned into music 🎶

"Against my will I stand beside my own reflection" Chester, I know you won't ever read this. But I love you, and the band. So incredibly much. I grew up with this band in middle school, and am now entering my first year of college. and you helped me then, and your music and your words of rage and healing will help me in the future. Thank you Chester Thank You Linkin Park.

I had this demo ages back in my collection. Glad to get it again and in better quality... Thanks, LP

LYRICS 🥀🖤🥀 Ahh! I hate you so much right now Crawling in my skin These wounds, they will not heal Fear is powerful Confusing what is real [Verse 1: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda] There's something inside me that pulls beneath the surface (Beneath the surface) Consuming (Consuming) Confusing (Confusing) This lack of self control, I find so overwhelming (So overwhelming) Controlling (Controlling) I can't seem [Pre-Chorus: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda] To find the strength within, my walls are closing in (Without a sense of confidence and I'm convinced That there's just too much pressure to take) I've felt this way before, so insecure [Chorus: Chester Bennington] Crawling in my skin These wounds, they will not heal Fear is powerful Confusing what is real [Verse 2: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda] This comfort endlessly has made itself upon me (Itself upon me) Distracting (Distracting) Reacting Against my will, I stand beside my own reflection (My own reflection) It's haunting (It's haunting) How I can't seem [Pre-Chorus: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda] To find the strength within, my walls are closing in (Without a sense of confidence and I'm convinced That there's just too much pressure to take) I've felt this way before, so insecure [Bridge: Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington] Raindrops put the rhythm on the pavement And drip from the blacktop into the basement Traces of the rain pervade this To erase your hate and take this from the fakeness Raindrops put the rhythm on the pavement And drip from the blacktop into the basement Traces of the rain pervade this To erase your hate and take this from the fakeness Raindrops put the rhythm on the pavement (To find the strength within, my walls are closing in) And drip from the blacktop into the basement Traces of the rain pervade this To erase your hate and take this from the fakeness Raindrops put the rhythm on the pavement (I've felt this way before, so insecure) And drip from the blacktop into the basement Traces of the rain pervade this To erase your hate and take this from the fakeness [Chorus: Chester Bennington] Crawling in my skin These wounds, they will not heal Fear is powerful Confusing what is real Crawling in my skin These wounds, they will not heal Fear is powerful Confusing what is real

i can’t explain and can’t really understand for myself but Chester feels like someone who you so close with… and when you remembering that he’s gone… it’s breaking my heart so bad

Similar to the version of crawling that was released but also very different.

I love how haunting it sounds compared to the final release.

this has been on the internet for years known as 'under attack' and its great 👍 glad it was finally released

I just noticed that "Krwlng" used this demo reference in the middle of the song. Just mind blowing.

Wow the rap should have been included in the final mix, complements the song perfectly

I want to think all these demos as alternate reality version of LP's most iconic songs. And in that parallel world, Chester had a beautiful childhood and still lives happily with his friends, family and fans.

" A thousand words won't bring you back, I know because I've tried; neither will a thousand tears, I know because I've cried. Rest in peace Chester Bennington.” 🥺🥺

I thought this was going to be Crawling with a couple lyrics before they were changed but the "Rain Drops put the rhythm on the pavement" hit me like a truck

Damn, I was waiting to scream "CRAAAAWLING" at 2:27 and then Mike randomly starts singing

2:27 this rap part should've be added and combined the final part for a live version soon but we need Mike Shinoda rap this part in concerts 2021 or 2025.

I like this version. Just as good as the official one. I will forever miss Chester. His memory lives on through every song you hear. Thank you LINKIN PARK for releasing this

Por mais Demos sendo lançadas no mundo musical.

I close my eyes and I'm back in 2002-2003 .

Waaaaait duuuude... Mike’s rap before the second chorus is a sick way to break it up. I get why they didn’t keep it but I totally wish they did it on the live in Texas Cs/dvd. I just feel like it would have been a cool surprise

I’m still obsessed with the fact that Chester is stuck within these songs

miss you chester, miss this music..linkin park has had more impact on me than anything else. i felt more closer to these songs than anything else, like chester understood whats going in my head, the anxiety, the pain is always there, but its the fighting that keeps me going no matter what, losing him to depression was like losing my brother, i lost a part of my life and i feel that commiting suicide is never the answer no matter what , we have to keep fighting keep struggling and thats life, thats life.

I love Mike's voice in the chorus and also the first drop at "insecure" is cool😍❤️

Rip Chester and literal shoutout to Kelis for the reference at the beginning.

I'M SORRY BUT THE BABIE'S FACE APPEARS ON SCREEN JUST AS CHESTER GOES "AHHH" I'M LAUGHING SO HARD 🤣

It's so difficult to deal with everyone else's expectations while also dealing with our own for ourselves, coupled with past issues and trauma and what we're supposed to do next can literally make someone crawl inside their own skin with anxiety and depression as I know all too well. I appreciate that the hard version used to be one of my favorite pieces of music but after hearing the slow version with One More Light, the slow version of this hits me so much harder because when you slow it down and really listen to the lyrics it really hits home with what the lyrics really meant to Chester and all of us in our own way. But getting to hear this raw version is such a blessing and any insight into the creative prosses of my favorite band becoming who they are today makes me so happy. keep doing what you're doing guys.

Demos are like rough drafts. But this demo feels very experimental compared to your usual ones. It makes me appreciate its own energy and atmosphere compared to the released version.

My god, there is so much more meaning when the original sentence "fear is powerful" is connected with "confusing what is real". Well, crawling is a gem, this song is amazing in any way, specially the One More Light version. Thanks Linkin Park guys for sharing the demo version as well.

That "AHHHH I hate you so much right now!!" makes this version extra angsty LOL... memories though

Mike rap at the bridge is a nice a nice surprise. “Fear is powerful” is a great original line too.

AHHHHHHHHHHH, I HATE YOU SO MUCH RIGHT NOW -Chester whenever the heck this demo was made

" I hate you so much right now " Sickkkk Chester being a mood since the 2000s :)

“To find the strength within” instead of “ to find myself again“ suddenly hits even harder.

I feel like my perception of Crawling underwent a full arc from meme status to sincere enjoyment as I listened to more different versions of it over the years.

So is no one gonna talk about how dope Mike's little verse is? Sounds so good

screamed like a monster sang like an angel we miss you Chester❤️

02:28 Wow! Why the producer removed this part? Too strong and awesome!

Love Mike's little solo that got cut and having Chester in the back towards the end of it 🙌

Damn, u know the final song is a masterpiece when the demo is already a wonderful piece of art

That raindrop rap really caught me off guard but in the best way possible. It was amazing 🤯

I haven’t listened to this song in a bit. And the “I HATE YOU SO MUCH RIGHT NOW” still gets me in tears

It feels weird, after the dreadful day of July 20th 2017 I never thought I would hear a new Linkin Park song. It may not be new but it still gives that feeling off with the different lyrics but the same voices

That rap part before the second chorus, omg ❤

I love the feat is powerful part

I remember hearing most of these demos back in 2003 when eBay was not even a decade old, I begged my parents to buy these two (obviously pirated) CDs containing most of these demos released in the 20th anniversary Hybrid Theory re release along with some live tracks (that are on here as well lol). In The End and Crawling demos to this day are still some of my favorite LP songs, along with Dedicated , Carousel, And One. For some reason I was expecting QWERTY to be on here, can’t find that on the mainstream music services. I’m just glad I can add these demos to my playlist now. Also there are a few more Hybrid Theory/Xero demos floating around that I wish were included, but I can see why they were left off. I really hope they release the Meteora demos some day. RIP Chester.

Wow wow it's like 2015. LP posting a song and I hear Chester singing 🥺😍 you haven't gone . My Soul Saviour 🙌😍

i prefer this version honestly

te extrañamos chester :(

I like the line "to find the strength within" more actually!!!

This brought me back to the times when I used to be a confused teenager under the immense pressure of out performing others academically who always found comfort in linkin park's song.

Just FYI for all the people in the comments, the "Ahhhhhh! I hate you so much right now!" Is not just a random scream, it's a reference to a song by Kelis (yes, the one who sings Milkshake). The chorus to her song Caught Out There is "Ahhhh! I hate you so much right now!" It's notable for being the first time a female rapper screamed on a track, and it's pretty cool that of all people, Kelis would get a shout out / reference in a Linkin Park song

Чес, помним тебя. Покойся с миром.

I don’t understand how 3 people dislike this?!? Seriously? Love the whispering Mike behind Chester.❤️🔥❤️

loving the demos .brilliant,pity had to wait so long to hear them

FANS: WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED also fans:CHESTERRRRRRRRRR thank you lp

I like the version of crawling without a rap verse but the rapping here does sound so cool I wish they would have took Mike's flow on that and made a separate song instead of trashing it. I think it's one of his best flows even to this day

Love the demos, so creative and real.

Esse grito no início "eu te odeio tanto agora" é a forma como ele se refere ao seu abusador, depois do que ele fez, foi o que ele sentiu.

Is that the zero album picture?

Crawling is my fave song of LP's and this version really does NOT disappoint! wow! Well done guys. thank you for releasing it to the world now

I love this so much, thank you for releasing these!

Thank you for the amazing covers!

Так непривычно слышать это в 2020, ощущение дежавю. Вспоминаю, как когда-то давно услышал релиз современного crawling. Даже появились нотки ностальгии

_LINKIN PARK FOREVER_ 🇧🇷🔥

So cool to see the initial version, thanks for these

1 of my fav songs of Hybrid Theory. Digging the different sound of the demo

this song is in my head !!!!

OMG!! I LOVE THIS SONG!👌✨ LP FOREVER!

I love listening to old demos, and the ones I've heard from Linkin Park have been amazing - in a different kind of way from the "real" release versions. The thing that becomes very obvious is the songwriting qualities, and the search for That Sound. Wonderful to hear!

I super like that they release the demos i always wanted to hear them thanks Mike!

Was Chester mimicking the "I hate you so much right now!" Part from that Kelis song? Amazing lol

Procurei essa demo por anos , obrigado por postar .

I had 0 idea there was a whole section cut from the song. Love the final release to hell but DAMN that took my by surprise

Chester is always in our hearts, amazing demo!!

Shinoda killin it with the rap!

Linkin park , это рай для моих ушей! From Russia this love!

this is so different and amazing, i love it. RIP Chester Bennington you are loved and missed dearly. sincerely your fans

Thank you guys for all those demo 👏😉🎶 Crawling demo is really amazing 🔥🎧

That new rap verse from mike sounds so good in this demo!

Underground is where it's at

man the energy on some of these demos is insane

Truly blessed to hear this demo version - and of course, Chester! It just shows the process that they went through to refine continuously until finally releasing the version we all know and love today. What a difference a few lyric/ad-lib changes makes to the entire song!

Esta canción era mi favorita cuando iba a la secundaria, sentado en el autobús viendo el paisaje en por la ventana, !Aaah que tiempos! *Descansa en paz Chester*

Это офигенно. Спасибо из России!

Loved both the versions

Love every demo version. Rekindling with the memories i had with Hybrid Theory.

Ребят вы не перестаёте удивлять такие видео помогают ближе познакомиться с группой

Слезы наворачиваются! Как будто новая песня Линкин Парк, но потом осознаешь, что Честера нет уже!😢😢😢

Thanks for sharing it with the world!

Yessss!!! Always a big yes to these guys. I love this ❤.